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Website
Other

State Taxes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides tax information about each state in the United States simply by clicking on the name of the state. Links further down the page can be used to find specific state taxes, such as payroll and sales taxes.
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Activity
Other

Tax and Accounting Sites Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a tax and accounting site directory. Includes links to varied tax information.
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Lesson Plan
Internal Revenue Service

Irs: Federal/state/local Taxes Lesson Plans

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan will help young scholars understand that federal, state, and local governments need revenues to provide goods and services for their residents.
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Unit Plan
Other

State Taxes: State Tax Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource contains links to state tax websites, and information about filing taxes.
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Activity
Other

The Virginia Tax Web Site

For Students 9th - 10th
This Virginia Department of Taxation home page contains various tax links.
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Activity
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Solving Problems "By the Hundreds"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute site contains various math exercises relating to percentage and consumer-related problems. An explanation of sales tax, a related problem and answer are given.
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Article
Other

Cbpp.org: Are State Taxes Becoming More Regressive?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from Center on Budget Policies and Priorities shows the correlation between state's reduction of taxes and regressive taxes.
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Primary
Other

Murdoch University: Australian State Tax

For Students 9th - 10th
This Australian state tax review is "an assessment in 12 Chapters of several taxes levied by the State of Western Australia, and some which are not currently imposed by the State." Initial page is in abstract form with link to full text.
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Website
Other

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Property Tax Assistance

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains property tax information for the state of Texas.
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Website
Bankrate

Bankrate.com: Taxes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the basics of taxes including finding your tax bracket, income tax calculator, earned income tax, state taxes, states with no income tax, and capital gains.